SART

Screening Assessment Referral & Treatment

The SART program utilizes a team of highly qualified professionals to screen, assess, refer, and treat your child. San Bernardino County has collaboratively developed a program designed for children birth to six years of age who may have been prenatally exposed to drugs, alcohol, and/or violence. The SART program also addresses concerns with children experiencing behavior problems and difficulties maintaining appropriate behaviors in pre-school settings and the child’s home. The SART program offers a comprehensive screening process, assessment, and appropriate referrals to excellent treatment to improve overall functioning of the child. The DMCC provides medication support and management upon referral from the treating therapist to the DMCC medical doctor.

Screening:

The Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 and the Ages and Stages Social Emotional (ASQ 3 and the ASQ-SE) are used as an initial screening tool to evaluate the child’s current level of functioning.

The ASQ 3 screen identifies 5 domains:

Communication

Gross Motor

Fine Motor

Problem Solving

Personal-Social

The ASQ-SE screens:

Social-Emotional

Assessment

Based on the results of the ASQ/ASQ-SE, a partial or full comprehensive assessment may be provided. Assessment may include:

Developmental assessment

Physical examination

Psycho/Social assessment

Occupational therapy assessment

Speech and language assessment

Referral:

Based on the assessments, recommendations are made to the parent/guardian of the child and the appropriate referrals are made to treatment providers.